Chords of: Back To December by: Taylor Swift. (G, D, A, F#m) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Back To December” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, A, F#m.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → G → D → Bm7 → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:24 | 30% |
| D | 1:21 | 29% |
| A | 0:40 | 14% |
| Bm7 | 0:23 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:23 | 8% |
| Bm | 0:23 | 8% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:04 | 1% |
| G6 | 0:02 | 1% |
Gm – D – Bm7 – G – D – Bm7 – G – D – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m – D – G – D – A – D – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m – G – G6 – D – A – Bm – A – D – G – Bm7 – A – G – D – F#m – G – D – A – D – F#m – G – D – A – G – Bm – A – D – Bm7 – G – D – Bm7 – …
